Landing nose high
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Not that I'm a fan of the poster's videos, but in his defence I think he uses some sort of translation feature which distorts his intended meaning. I would assume that he's really commenting on the time it takes for the nosewheel to come down after the initial touchdown. Not all that unusual in certain circumstances but it gives him an excuse to post his video 
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Anti in the old days when pilots could fly the nose wheel was kept flying if you were clearing at the end of the runway and there was no problem with runway occupancy....aerodynamic braking reduces brake wear.
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That was true in the old days...
In modern days with modern airliners with modern systems, aerodynamic braking is generally frowned upon, and often counterproductive. Carbon brakes do not wear with hard use like steel brakes did in the old days. Engine reversers are effective and don't cause excessive engine wear like on the prop planes in the old days. Spoilers dump lift because excessive lift is NOT desired on rollout with high-performance wings. Nosewheel steering is used to control yaw at low airspeeds because the rudder becomes ineffective below 60-80 knots, and engine response is insufficient to "steer" with the engines.
Where aero braking was once used, simply use idle reverse and normal rollout procedures in a modern airplane.
In modern days with modern airliners with modern systems, aerodynamic braking is generally frowned upon, and often counterproductive. Carbon brakes do not wear with hard use like steel brakes did in the old days. Engine reversers are effective and don't cause excessive engine wear like on the prop planes in the old days. Spoilers dump lift because excessive lift is NOT desired on rollout with high-performance wings. Nosewheel steering is used to control yaw at low airspeeds because the rudder becomes ineffective below 60-80 knots, and engine response is insufficient to "steer" with the engines.
Where aero braking was once used, simply use idle reverse and normal rollout procedures in a modern airplane.
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Where aero braking was once used, simply use idle reverse and normal rollout procedures in a modern airplane.
Actually, the younger 'guys' do tend to let the lift dumpers and reversers slam the nose wheel into the runway. A gentle bit of 'flying' the nose wheel onto the runway often gives the G&T's in First a lighter touchdown.
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